<a href="http://www.n55.dk/">Danish designers N55</a> and <a href="http://www.anneromme.com/">Anne Romme</a> collaborated to create SPACEPLATES - a modular greenhouse in Bristol that mimics the geometry of sea urchins. The <a href="http://inhabitat.com/the-globe-hedron-is-a-geodesic-greenhouse-for-urban-farmers/">greenhouse</a> is the second prototype of a new building system designed to provide affordable housing for people in a range of income brackets. The project's "pure plate" technology combines the building's structural system and cladding in one svelte design. Located on a small piece of land between parking lots, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/prefab-design/">the prefabricated structure</a> allows horticulture students at the South Bristol Skills Academy to learn about growing a variety of foods regardless of the external climate.

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SPACEPLATES by Anne Romme and N55

This SPACEPLATE greenhouse has been installed between parking lots in Bristol

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SPACEPLATES by Anne Romme and N55

The building allows horticulture students at the South Bristol Skills Academy to learn about growing food all year round, regardless of the external climate

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SPACEPLATES by Anne Romme and N55

The modular design consists of a pure plate structure that satisfies both cladding and structural functions at once.

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SPACEPLATES by Anne Romme and N55

The building is made from 4mm laser cut aluminum plates that are bent at the edges and bolted together.

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SPACEPLATES by Anne Romme and N55

Like the sea urchin's shell, it is thin but remarkably durable.

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SPACEPLATES by Anne Romme and N55

SPACEPLATES structures are rigid, lightweight, self-supporting and modular. In other words, they are an ideal 21st century urban solution.

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SPACEPLATES by Anne Romme and N55

Danish designers N55 and Anne Romme collaborated to create SPACEPLATES - a modular greenhouse in Bristol that mimics the geometry of sea urchins. The greenhouse is the second prototype of a new building system designed to provide affordable housing for people in a range of income brackets. The project's "pure plate" technology combines the building's structural system and cladding in one svelte design. Located on a small piece of land between parking lots, the prefabricated structure allows horticulture students at the South Bristol Skills Academy to learn about growing a variety of foods regardless of the external climate.